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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Walthill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Walthill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Walthill is located in Thurston County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Thurston County: Monona (IA), Woodbury (IA), Burt, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Walthill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walthill:

  • Thurston County     (The home county of Walthill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Winnebago
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rosalie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Macy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Thurston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pender
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Burt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Decatur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bertha is located in Burt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Craig
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tekamah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Bancroft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beemer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Point is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • West Point has also been known as:
      • Westpoint
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
    • Wisner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monterey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monterey is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Aloys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aloys is located in Cuming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloys
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Homer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hubbard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dakota City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Goodwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
    • South Sioux City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Willis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Willis is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Dixon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Emerson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wakefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Dodge County
    • Uehling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Stanton County
    • Pilger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • Wayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Monona County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Albaton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
    • Whiting
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Onawa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Onawa is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <1>
    • Blencoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blencoe is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blencoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Rodney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rodney is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Turin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Turin is located in Monona County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <1>
    • Castana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Woodbury County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Sloan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <1>
    • Salix
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <1>
    • Sergeant Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Glen Ellen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
    • Hornick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Bronson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Regency of Sioux City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
    • Sioux City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Climbing Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
    • Holiday Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Lawton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Evergreen Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Union County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.
    • Dakota Dunes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • North Sioux City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • McCook Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walthill, see our County-by-County Page for Walthill.

Cemeteries Near Walthill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walthill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Walthill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walthill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.

  • Walthill Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pilcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Winnebago Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Omaha Tribal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Tribal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Omaha Tribal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Macy.
    • The Omaha Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blackbird Hill Cemetery
    • Umo Ho Tribal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101083 <2>
  • St. Augustine Mission Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meseal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Omaha Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bancroft Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jopp Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • St. Cornelius Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pender.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pender Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101244 <2>
    • Covenant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Walthill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walthill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walthill, with the one closest to Walthill listed first.

  • Winnebago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bancroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Albaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
  • Pender
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maple Landing ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
  • Sloan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <1>
  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Salix
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salix is located in Woodbury County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salix <1>
  • Hubbard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whiting
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Luton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
    • Sergeant Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walthill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walthill.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Walthill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walthill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Walthill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Walthill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Walthill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Walthill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walthill:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walthill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walthill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.